1. For 6 years, the church's Outpost Council had done nothing except fill out the annual charter renewal forms.

2. No one had kept the Sectional Commander in touch with the Outpost, even to the extent of now and then to present advancement awards.

3. No reports had ever been made to the District Commander on the work and activities of the Outpost.

4. The Commander had been powerful enough to manage the Outpost alone, so he never bothered to secure a Lieutenant Commander.

5. There had been some theoretical patrols, but most of the boys didn't know to which patrol they belonged.

6. There was never a father-and-son banquet, a mom's night, or a camp-out.

7. The Outpost had never thought of volunteering some definite service (folding church bulletins, yard work for senior citizens, or something of that kind).

8. The Commander never earned any leaders awards, so the boys followed his example and did not earn their advancements.

9. The Outpost rarely, if ever, attended Sectional or District events --such as District Pow Wow, Pinewood Derby, Fall Olympics, or Straight Arrows-Buckaroos Field Day and Camp-O-Rama.

10. The Commander had never completed the Leadership Training Course or attended a National Training Camp.

11. National Royal Rangers Week was never celebrated, so the church had no idea what Royal Rangers was all about.

12. No "gang" spirit had been developed to keep the patrols functioning.

13. The parents, knowing little about the Outpost and its activities, took no action.

14. The pastor and the board of deacons were so uninformed and out of touch that they had no sense of responsibility to the Outpost.

15. The Sectional Commander decided it was futile to try to keep the Outpost operating because "there was no one with whom to work."